The state-of-the-art Olympus SH-50 iHS, flagship of the Olympus Super Zoom line, comes with manual M settings and multiple-axis image stabilization (IS), a world-first technology for compact digital cameras. Hybrid 5-axis Movie IS is so effective you can record a blur-free Full HD movie literally on the run. Most Image Stabilization systems only work for angular shifts around the X- and Y- axes. Hybrid 5-axis Movie IS also compensates for rotary movement around the axis of the lens as well as horizontal and vertical shift. The SH-50 comes with an advanced iHS sensor and processing technologies that raise the image-quality bar in low-light conditions. It also offera Telephoto Macro, 120fps high-speed movie recording and slow-motion videos available in HD. The Olympus SH-50 iHS surpasses the competition with a 24x wide-angle optical zoom lens (25 - 600mm equivalent in 35mm photography) and Super-resolution Zoom that doubles zoom capability to 48x with effectively no notable loss of still image quality.

The SH-50 iHS can capture 1080 Full HD movies and 16-Megapixel stills simultaneously, using Olympus' revolutionary Multi Recording (MR) technology. Its 3-inch touch panel LCD with 460,000-pixel resolution offers easily framing, reviewing and sharing shots, and easy operation of key features. The powerful iHS (Intelligence, High Sensitivity and High Speed) technologies make it possible to capture excellent images in the most challenging conditions, for example in low light or with backlight. The 16-Megapixel backlit CMOS sensor delivers high-resolution, superb-quality full-size movies, stills and prints, even in low light. The choice of 1920 x 1080 Full HD 60i or 30p movies with sound allows you to pick the very best movie format for the situation.